Barry G. Silverman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 4, 1998–present
Barry G. Silverman
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1995-1998
- Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1984-1995
- Commissioner, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1979-1984
- Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County, AZ, 1977-1979
- Assistant city prosecutor, Phoenix, AZ, 1976-1977
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390596CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2968/barry-g-silverman/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure